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"Empty the Shelter Day"

More than 2,200 cats and dogs were reportedly adopted from animal shelters across North Texas on Saturday as part of "Empty the Shelter Day" — a pet adoption drive that saw more than 30 shelters in the region waiving their adoption fees for a day in an effort to find forever homes for the animals in their care.
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All in all, "Empty the Shelter Day" was a huge win in many ways, said both organizers and participants. Not only did the event help to increase the visibility of animal shelters in their communities, but — given that overcrowding is an especially urgent problem in shelters during the summer — it was also critical in the saving of many, many lives.

KXAS-TV reported, for instance, that one participating shelter, Dallas Animal Services, was euthanizing 50 to 60 animals every single day this summer because it simply didn't have space for them; on Saturday, however, the shelter found homes for 149 of its 150 animals.

The day's success could perhaps be best summed up in a photograph posted by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals of Texas, one of the event’s partners, at the end of the adoption effort.

“Look at those empty kennels,” the organization wrote on Instagram.
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Encouraging pet adoption by waiving fees is not a new phenomenon. In June, AZCentral.com reported that almost 2,000 pets were adopted over a weekend after several shelters in one county agreed to waive their fees.

Though some critics say that "free adoption" events may attract people who aren't entirely serious about caring for their animals, a 2012 study conducted by researchers at the University of Florida found that free adoptions do not increase the risk of abandonment or shoddy care. "Free adoption promotions may increase adoptions without compromising quality of life," the researchers said at the time.
Full article and some heart-warming photographs here...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0...tm_hp_ref=dogs

I think the article and photographs speak for themselves.

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